Indigenous Farmers' Knowledge and Perceptions of Bitter White Lupine ( <scp> <i>Lupinus albus</i> </scp> L.) for Soil Health and Regenerative Agriculture in Ethiopia
Summary. Ethiopian farmers in the Amhara Region cultivate bitter white lupine, a protein-rich legume, using traditional knowledge to improve soil health and regenerative agriculture. A study of 180 households found farmers allocate about 12% of land to this crop, integrating it through intercropping and rotation on acidic and marginal soils. Farmers recognize its benefits for soil fertility, food security, and income, demonstrating the crop's multifunctional potential for smallholder farming systems.
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Aytenew, M., Aserse, A. A., Lindström, K., Alemayehu, M., & Adgo, E.. (2026). Indigenous Farmers' Knowledge and Perceptions of Bitter White Lupine ( <scp> <i>Lupinus albus</i> </scp> L.) for Soil Health and Regenerative Agriculture in Ethiopia. Legume Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/leg3.70119
Aytenew, Mulugeta, et al. “Indigenous Farmers' Knowledge and Perceptions of Bitter White Lupine ( <scp> <i>Lupinus albus</i> </scp> L.) for Soil Health and Regenerative Agriculture in Ethiopia.” Legume Science, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1002/leg3.70119.
Aytenew, Mulugeta, Aregu Amsalu Aserse, Kristina Lindström, Melkamu Alemayehu, and Enyew Adgo. 2026. “Indigenous Farmers' Knowledge and Perceptions of Bitter White Lupine ( <scp> <i>Lupinus albus</i> </scp> L.) for Soil Health and Regenerative Agriculture in Ethiopia.” Legume Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/leg3.70119.
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- DOI
- 10.1002/leg3.70119
- Countries
- Ethiopia
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- Africa
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- indigenous-innovation, food-systems, climate-and-environment, general-innovation
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- 2026-06-01